14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
14 God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:
14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying:
14 The Lord spoke again to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:14
Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39
(Read Numbers 3:14-39)
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.